11/25/98: Slept fin on the train and ate breakfast in motion… Once back in Bangkok we called Mom and Dad back on Maui to let them know we are not yet in…
Tag: Thailand
On The Road Again
11/24/98: Travel day… The ride in the back of the pick-up truck made it safely over that rickety bridge… The ferry boat to Krabi was also uneventful… Then a bus to Surat…
Rested And Ready
11/23/98: Last morning to walk on the beach and play in the waves of Kantiang Bay… Sail fish and huge prawns for dinner… Packed up and checked out before bed so we…
Another Beautiful Day For A Daydream
11/22/98: Had a long talk about what to do when we get back to the US: live in Chicago? Move to Maui?… Another relaxing day of reading and walking on the beach,…
Fresh And Delicious
11/21/98: More writing and reflecting… More sitting on the beach and playing in the waves… And more eating more fresh fruit from the jungle and delicious sea food brought back every afternoon…
Jungle Hike
11/20/98: Slept in… Banana pancakes for breakfast… Went for a hike up a jungle path to a waterfall… NOTE: The photo above was taken on our kike up to a waterfall from…
Another Therapy Day
11/19/98: Another therapy day… Breakfast. Coffee. Playing in the waves. Laundry. Reading Deep and honest conversations together. Prayer. Bed… NOTE: The photo above shows Ruth enjoying a book while laying in our…
Circumnavigation Of Self Discovery
11/18/98: We spent the day playing in calmer waves, collecting sea shells, reading, and reflecting… 11/18/23: I had planned to take this trip before Ruth and I had met and married….
A Different Kind Of Storm
11/17/98: Today we got into a big argument with each other… It’s always stupid little things that we wind up emotional about, but it’s not ever really about those little things either……
Storm Warning
11/16/98: A big storm rolled in last night and lingered through the day, so we just stayed in bed all day reading aloud to each other… We also watched ants crawling on…
Hanging Around (Literally)
11/15/98: We went into town and bought some fresh fruit as well as a hammock so we could “hang around” the porch of our bungalow more comfortably, … We went down to…
The View From Our Bungalow
11/14/98: Our bungalow rests on a cliff about 50 feet above the beach, so we slept with the sound of waves caressing the shore below us… Woke to a view southward across…
Bumpy Ride To A Beautiful Destination
11/13/98: We were up for seeing what all the fuss about the islands of the Malacca Straight was all about, but the overnight and all-next-day trip turned out to be nerve wracking……
Slight Change Of Plans
11/12/98: We arrived safely in Bangkok, and during our layover of a few hours, Ruth made a complaint about being overcharged for our ticket north 11 days ago… AND she got a…
Moving On Again
11/11/98: Slept in, packed up, then joined the all the workers in the office for morning tea and prayer meeting again… It was quite encouraging for us, because they spent a lot…
Coffee Break And Prayer
11/10/98: Spent the day working at the office with Terry and Peter. I got two mock-ups finished (a brochure and a poster) which they liked very much… At their 10am coffee break…
Driftwood Turned Into A Work Of Art
11/9/98: Had another meeting with Peter and Terry, and they are very happy with the direction I am going with the brochure designs… We headed down to the Night Market again. We…
Almost Kissed By A Tapir
11/8/98: Church worship services are in the evening here, so, we wisited the Chiang Mai Zoo this morning… Seemed to be feeding time at all the exhibits during our visit… Two pythons…
An Ethics Lesson On A Jungle Safari
11/7/98: Went on a jungle safari today, with a diverse bunch: a lone Japanese woman, a couple from Belgium, a honeymooning couple from London, and us… The Thai tour guide was hilariously…
Design Challenges
11/6/98: A wild goose chase for scanning services today. Need to get some photos and images scanned for the brochures… Alas, graphic design challenges while travelling… We also looked at prices for…
Night Market Delicacies
11/5/98: Ruth went off to get train tickets while I stayed in to get more work done… Late in the afternoon headed back downtown and wandered around the Night Market for delicious…
Specks of Light Floating Away
11/4/98: I showed Peter the design layouts, and he liked them, so we are moving ahead… Dinner out with Peter and his family at the Night Market, a sort of outdoor food…
More Light
11/3/98: Today I reviewed and edited the copy/text that Peter had started, and sketched some layout ideas for the brochures… Also discussed shooting some photography for use in the brochures… We ate…
The Beginning Of Festivities
11/2/98: Met with Peter in the office today to discuss the kinds of brochures that he wants me to design… I spent the rest of the day researching and brainstorming… In the…
Getting Around Town
11/1/98: Did some more exploration downtown today, and figured out that the cheapest way to getting around town are the songthaews: red pick-up trucks with benches in the back… We joined the…